Senior sergeant Bradyn Murphy has
called the huge amount of speeding drivers caught by a new camera at a
Gold Coast shortcut as “absolutely staggering” Picture: Stuart
Milligan
POLICE have trapped speeding rat-runners at a rate of one every 30
seconds at a new Gold Coast speed camera site, raking in more than
$150,000 in its first eight hours of operation.
The mobile speed camera site in Heeb St, Ashmore, caught more than
1000 speeding drivers, most of them using the street as a shortcut to
slash travel times to Surfers Paradise and Bundall.The results were two drivers nabbed every minute – a minimum of $300 in fines every 60 seconds.
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The lucrative new site has smashed existing records, with more than 120 drivers and $18,000 every hour on the first day.
The Heeb St location is a goldmine for Government coffers and is expected to continue to rake in hundreds of thousands of dollars as motorists continue to ignore the speed limit.
The new speed camera site has been approved after years of complaints from residents of dangerous speeds.
Lead-footed motorists have previously been clocked at speeds of 120km/h along the residential street – more than twice the 50km/h limit.
Most drivers caught by the new blitz won’t even realise until the infringement notice arrives in the mail in coming days.
Senior police have been “absolutely staggered” by the figures which came after months of high visibility patrols through the area.
A new speed camera site on Heeb St,
Ashmore, has pinged a motorist every 30 seconds for speeding - and
netted more than $150,000 in fines in its first eight hours of
operation. Picture: Stuart Milligan
“It is disappointing to see that many people speeding through what should be a quiet resident area,” said Gold Coast road policing boss, Senior Sergeant Bradyn Murphy.
“When you drill down and look at the figures, it is absolutely staggering,” he said.
“It’s a residential area, not a raceway.”
Police applied for the new speed camera location after traffic surveys logged an incredible volume of traffic using the area.
New Gold Coast speed camera site pings one speeding motorist every 30 seconds and racks up $150K
- Gold Coast Bulletin
- August 23, 2014
Senior sergeant Bradyn Murphy has
called the huge amount of speeding drivers caught by a new camera at a
Gold Coast shortcut as “absolutely staggering” Picture: Stuart
Milligan
POLICE have trapped speeding rat-runners at a rate of one every 30
seconds at a new Gold Coast speed camera site, raking in more than
$150,000 in its first eight hours of operation.
The mobile speed camera site in Heeb St, Ashmore, caught more than
1000 speeding drivers, most of them using the street as a shortcut to
slash travel times to Surfers Paradise and Bundall.The results were two drivers nabbed every minute – a minimum of $300 in fines every 60 seconds.
MORE GOLD COAST NEWS AND GALLERIES
The lucrative new site has smashed existing records, with more than 120 drivers and $18,000 every hour on the first day.
The Heeb St location is a goldmine for Government coffers and is expected to continue to rake in hundreds of thousands of dollars as motorists continue to ignore the speed limit.
The new speed camera site has been approved after years of complaints from residents of dangerous speeds.
Lead-footed motorists have previously been clocked at speeds of 120km/h along the residential street – more than twice the 50km/h limit.
Most drivers caught by the new blitz won’t even realise until the infringement notice arrives in the mail in coming days.
Senior police have been “absolutely staggered” by the figures which came after months of high visibility patrols through the area.
A new speed camera site on Heeb St,
Ashmore, has pinged a motorist every 30 seconds for speeding - and
netted more than $150,000 in fines in its first eight hours of
operation. Picture: Stuart Milligan
“It is disappointing to see that many people speeding through what should be a quiet resident area,” said Gold Coast road policing boss, Senior Sergeant Bradyn Murphy.
“When you drill down and look at the figures, it is absolutely staggering,” he said.
“It’s a residential area, not a raceway.”
Police applied for the new speed camera location after traffic surveys logged an incredible volume of traffic using the area.
“The survey tracked volume and the speed of motorists,” he said. “It showed peak times and we will target our enforcement according to those results.
“It showed people are consistently speeding along this stretch or road, day and night.
“The top speed was more than 120km/h recorded at 11am which is incredibly dangerous along such a short stretch of road.”
Residents were “delighted” by the crackdown which came after years of complains on the traffic hotspot.
“On the first night, the camera lit up like a Christmas tree,” said one resident who did not want to be named. “It was an amazing thing to watch.”
Sen-Sgt Murphy rejected any suggestion of revenue raising. “It’s self-contributing fund – if you don’t want to contribute, save lives and slow down.”
Originally published as Cop speed trap’s $150K fines blitz